The PlayStation Recap: For the Sake of Skyrim Edition

This week, I chased lightning bugs, picked flowers, flicked fire from my fingertips, and crafted a sweet leather helmet. Like many of you, Jeff, Rey and I spent (too) much of our week wrapped in the warm, numbing embrace of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. If you’re playing Skyrim, let’s trade some war stories in the comments! If you need help or support for the game, head here.

Otherwise, this week saw the release of three new PlayStation Move games — Medieval Moves: Deadmund’s Quest (from the creators of Move classic Sports Champions), Carnival Island (from team members Boom Blox and Guitar Hero), and Eyepet & Friends (from the creators of…Eyepet). We also got a final peek at Assassin’s Creed: Revelation’s Sentinel character, news of a Harry Potter-themed PS3 bundle that includes 3D Blu-rays and movie downloads for several Harry Potter titles, and a launch trailer for PSN retro revival BurgerTime: World Tour.

Lastly, this week also marked the five-year anniversary of PS3 in the United States, so we asked 21 leading game designers to name their three favorite PS3 games. Read the full list, then share your three favorites in the comments. Be sure to tell us why!

What are you playing this weekend?

I’m playing: Skyrim, Skyrim, Skyrim

I’m watching:Skyrim, Skyrim, Skyrim

I’m reading: The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan, various books in Skyrim

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PS3 Turns Five: Game Developers Name Their Favorite PS3 Games — Ever wonder what Ken Levine’s favorite PS3 games are? On PS3’s five-year US anniversary, hear top game picks from a star-studded cast of 21 top developers including Ed Boon, Dylan Jobe, Evan Wells, David Jaffe, Jonathan Mak and more.

PlayStation Store Update — Jurassic Park: The Game, Red Dead Redemption and the Undead Nightmare DLC, BurgerTime World Tour, Hollywood Squares, and Assassin’s Creed Embers round out this week’s new content.

UNCHARTED 3 DLC Hits PSN Today, Fortune Hunters’ Club Benefits — The Helghast are coming! The Helghast are coming! Check out what’s in store of UNCHARTED 3’s next DLC updates.

SCEA and THQ Announce Additional Content for Saints Row: The Third Owners on PlayStation 3 — Pick up a PS3 copy of Saints Row: The Third in the next 90 days and you’ll score a free digital copy of Saints Row 2.

Starhawk Private Beta Begins Rolling Out Tuesday — Special note: If you’ve got a Starhawk beta code from UNCHARTED 3, your voucher will go into effect in early 2012 during a future beta round.

Meet Ninja Master Rioichi Cooper from Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time — Sly Cooper’s first playable ancestor is revealed in this new post from Sanzaru Games President Glen Egan.

Need for Speed The Run Out Now, 24 Hour Marathon Friday — Did anyone participate in the 24-hour marathon? Give us a full report in the comments!

Home Weekly Update: Watch Free Full-Length Movies with Crackle — Being able to watch Cruel Intentions, Snatch, and Resident Evil for free can only be a good thing. Check out the full catalog of movies and TV shows – it will only expand from here.

Jurassic Park: The Game Hits PSN Today, Preview its Thunder Lizards — Meet the beasts you’ll fight tooth and claw in Telltale’s new adventure, out now on PSN.

Rare PSone Classic Vanguard Bandits Storms PSN Tomorrow — I’ve never played this strategy RPG, but I’m told it’s a gem. If you picked it up, be sure to post your thoughts in the comments.